15 minute azure installation set up the microsoft cloud server

15minuteAzureInstallation

SetuptheMicrosoftCloudServerbytheNumbers

ByBARRETTLEIBE

Copyright2015BarrettLeibe

Allrightsreserved.

ISBN: 1508409609

ISBN-13: 978-1508409601

FirstPrintingFebruary9,2015

DEDICATION

ThisbookisdedicatedtoallthosewhotriedtoevaluatetheAzureCloudServerSystemandfailed.Therearenumerouscommentsoffindingablockandgivingup.Isuccessfully

overcamealltheblocksandgotitgoing.Nowtheycandoittoo.

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments 6

1 IntroductionandHistory 8

2 DisadvantagesandAdvantages 10

3 BegintheInstallationSimpleSingleServer 12

4 LogontotheVirtualMachine 15

5 AddUsers 17

6 AddaProgramtotheServerfromyourWorkstation 19

7 AddaPrinter 20

8 AllowmorethanTwoUsersatthesameTime 22

9 AddRemoteDesktopLicenses 24

10 Referenceofallselections 25

11 AddtheAbilitytoScanfromaLocalScanner 30

12 UseDualMonitorScreens 31

13 SetupaFTPserver 32

14 AutomatetheFTPsynchronizationfromyourPCtotheCloudServer 38

15 BegintheInstallationSingleServerforLicenses 40

16 BegintheInstallationDualServers 57

17 Langiappe 77

18 Samplesofadvertisingforahostedservice 80

19 AbouttheAuthor 93

20 Revisions 94

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ThankstoGodfortheabilitytounderstandandcommunicate.

Thankstomyparentsforteachingself-relianceandconfidence.

Thankstocustomersforkeepingmegoingalltheseyears.

ThankstoKeithMayerofMicrosoftforshowingthewaytogettingthisthinggoing.Withouthisblogentrythisbookcouldnothavebeenwritten.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2013/09/04/step-by-step-remote-desktop-services-on-windows-azure-a-cost-effective-alternative-to-desktop-as-a-service-part-2.aspx

Thankstoyouforbuyingthisbook.

CHAPTER1INTRODUCTIONANDHISTORY

Congratulations!

Youareonthevergeofsavingmorethanhalfthecostofamulti-usercomputersystemusingthecloudbasedAzureServer.

Thisbookwaswrittentosaveyoufortyhoursoftrial-and-error,searchinginternetweblogsandpoorlywritteninstructions.Youalsodontneedtobuya$60.bookswrittenforthosewhohavealreadyspent$10,000ontheequivalentofacollegeeducation.Bygettingupandrunningbeforethethirtydaytrialperiodexpires,youcanquicklyseeifthissystemworksforyou.

On-linesystemsarenothingnew.WhatmakesAzurespecialisthatyoucanusethesameoperatingsystemandprogramsthatyouusein-housewithnocustomization.Sincetheinternetandworldwidewebbecameubiquitous,programshavebeenwrittenfortheLinuxoperatingsystembutyoucouldnotrunthemostpopularones.AmazonandRackspacewerefirsttooffertheMicrosoftServeronlineandnowMicrosoftjoinsthem.AllthreehaveconcentratedeffortsonhostingwebsitesandtheExchangeemailsystemforcustomprogramming.Butnow,abreakthrough;youcaneasilyinstallregularserversoftwareontheserverandaccessitwithaPC,tablet,orsmartphoneinsteadofestablishingamorecomplexVPN(virtualprivatenetwork).Microsoftdecidedtoallowmorethan2usersinApril2013tousethisRemoteDesktopsystem.Thisgivesyouadirectreplacementforanin-housesystemforlessthanhalfthecost.AlthoughCitrixofferedthesameabilityyearsago,thepricewashigh.

ThesesameinstructionsworkwiththeAmazonEC2andRackspaceServer2012R2and2008.

WhatCanYouDoWithIt?Replaceahardwarein-houseserveristhemostobvioususe.Now,itisthoughtofusefulforlargebusinessbutthebenefitwillmostlyfefoundbysmallcompanieswithouton-stafftechnologists.LetMicrosoftdothemaintenance!Becausebusinessownersareslowtoaccepttheradicalchange,theyarefindingtheHotServer,asabackup,worththecost.Azure,withtheFTPupdatingcanbealowcostalternativetothemanycloudbackupproductsonthemarket.WhatisIt?MicrosoftWindowsAzureisanon-linehostedcomputer.ItfeaturesmanyphysicalcomputerswiththelatestMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2installedasvirtualmachines.Therecanbemanycopiesofthevirtualmachineoneachhardwarecomputerandmanyvirtualharddiskdrives.

YoucancreatetheseVirtualMachinesandoperatethemjustasyoucanyourownhardwarecomputerwiththeServersoftwareinstalled.

Signupforafreetrialatwww.azure.microsoft.comfor30daysbutwithoutthisbook,itmighttakeyouthatlongtogetitgoing.KeepinmindthatMicrosoftchargesfordataoutonlysoageo-locatedserver(asecondlocationkeptsynchronized)maybecostlybecausedataleavesoneserverfortheother.Startwiththesmallestpoweryouneedandincreaseitifyouseetheneed.

History

In1960,IBMandNCRdevelopedthemainframecomputerthatmanyworkstationterminalscouldaccessatonetimeandworkwithasingledatabase.1970broughtchallengerswithmini-computersreducingthecostby90%,fromDEC,DataGeneral,Prime,andothers.1977sawthemicrocomputer(PC)dropthatcostbyanother90%andputacomputeroneverydesktop.Still,themini-computerswerekinginmulti-userandon-linetimeshareconnectionuntiltheclient-serverparadigmdeveloped.Theaccessspeedwasaroaring1200baud(120characterspersecond),enoughfordataentry.WesoldandoperatedatimesharesystemusinganAlphaMicromini-computerin1980.Thefirstclient-servernetworksystemsappearedin1982andtheEthernetstandardin1984.Speedsarestillincreasing.

CHAPTER2DISADVANTAGESANDADVANTAGES

DrawbacksThereareseveraldrawbackstothissystemratherthanhavingyourownhardware.Yourdataislocatedoutofthehouse.AlthoughyoumaytrustMicrosoftnottopeekoruseit,thereisalwaysthatpossibility.Manysensitiveorganizationswillnotusethesystemforthatreason,butitmakeslittledifferencetoashoestore,forexample.And,thedatacanbeencryptedbeforeitleavesyourpremises.Ofcourse,thedataisencryptedduringcommunicationwiththeserver.Mostdatabreecheshappeninhousesoonlinecanbesafer.Thesystemdependsontheinternetbeingavailable.But,letsbeserious.Iftheinternetisdownsoisyourbusiness,anyway.Manycompanieshaveanalternateinternetconnectionavailable,justincase.YoucanalwaysgodowntoWal-Martandbuyawirelessconnectionfor$60.YoucanalsoworkfromMcDonaldsorthelibrary.Thesamegoesforyourtelephonesystem.Microsoftshardwaremaybreakortheymaygobankrupt.Fatchance!Thehugeserverfarmsarespreadallovertheglobeandyoucanelectforafail-overserverinanotherlocation.BenefitsYouknowtheadvantages.Expert24/7maintenanceisincluded.Backupandfail-overandremotelocationassuresecurity.Thelatestenterpriseserverversionwithautomaticupdates.Savingsonhardware,facilities,power,rent,airconditioning,insurance.Remoteaccessfromanywhere.Allofthesefactorsadduptolessthanhalfthein-housecost.Youcaninstallin15minutes,butpleasetakeallthetimeyouneed.Ifyougetconfused,letusknowwheresowecanmakeitmoreplain.

ThreeSetupPlans

Thefirstexampleisasimplesingleserver.Therearenolicensesrequiredandtherecanbemanyusersbutthelimitationistwousersatthesametime.Ifathirdlogson,hecanaskthatoneoftheothersbeloggedoff.Thesecondexampleisasingleserverthatrequiresuserlicensesbepurchasedandinstalled.Thelimitis24usersatthesametimebutmoreserverscanbeaddedformoreusers.Thereisa90daygraceperiodbeforeyouhavetopurchasethelicenses.NotethatweseethelicensesasaMicrosoftreseller.Thethirdexamplesetsuptwoservers;oneforusercontrolandonefortheusersprograms.Thiswillallowafastersystemformanyusersbecauseyoumayfindthesingleserversystemtobetooslow.

CHAPTER3BEGINTHEINSTALLATIONSIMPLESINGLESERVER

1.YoucanbegininabrowserlaterthanMicrosoftInternetExplorer7,butneedittologonforthefirsttime.

2.Gotowww.windowsazure.com.

3.SelectFreeTrialselectTryitnowfor30day$200credit.

4.SigninwithyourMicrosoftaccount(wasliveaccount).

ifyoudonthaveanaccount,clicktosignupforone-acreditcardisnecessary.

5.Enteryourphonenumbertobecalledortextedpriceinfo.

6.ClickAgreeMicrosoftwillcallyouwithacodenumber.

7.Youenterthecodenumberandabillingformappears.

8.EntercreditcardnumberclickAgreeclickSignup.

9.ClickPortalYouarenowshownthe30-secondtour.

10.YouarenowsignedintothePortal.

http://manage.windowsazure.com/

Ifyouarenotatthechoiceofthingstoclickon,clickNEWatthebottomleftofthescreen

(writedownthepasswordsandusernames)

11.Onthecommandbar,clickNew.

12.ClickVirtualMachine,andthenclickFromGallery.

13.FromChooseanImage,selectanimagefromoneofthelists.Theavailableimagesmaydifferdependingonthesubscriptionyoureusing.Forexample,clickWindowsServer2012R2Datacenter.Thisoneisthemostcompleteandcoststhesameastheothers.

14.Clickthearrowtocontinue.

15.Ifmultipleversionsoftheimageareavailable,inVersionReleaseDate,picktheversionyouwanttouse.

16.InVirtualMachineName,typethenamethatyouwanttouseforthevirtualmachine.Forthisvirtualmachine,typeMyTestVM1.

userMyTestVM1AdminpasswordMabc1234

17.InTier,selectBasicinsteadofStandardtogetthesmallestsize.

18.InSize,selectthesizeofthevirtualmachine.Thesizeyoushouldselectdependsonthenumberofcoresrequiredtorunyourapplication.Forthisvirtualmachine,chooseA0fortheleastprice.

19.InNewUserName,typeanamefortheadministrativeaccountthatyouwanttousetomanagetheserver.Forthisvirtualmachine,typeMyTestVM1Admin.

userVM1AdminpasswordMabc1234

20.InNewPassword,typeastrongpasswordfortheadministrativeaccountonthevirtualmachine.InConfirmPassword,retypethepassword.Clickthearrowtocontinue.

21.SelectCreateanewcloudservice.

22.InCloudServiceDNSName,typeanamethatusesbetween3and24lowercaselettersandnumbers.ThisnamebecomespartoftheURIthatisusedtocontactthevirtualmachinethroughthecloudservice.Forthisvirtualmachine,typeMyService1.

23.InRegion/AffinityGroup/VirtualNetwork,selectwhereyouwanttolocatethevirtualmachine.

Forexample:WestUSSelectWestifyouwillhaveonlyoneVirtualMachinebecauseMicrosoftwilldomaintenanceFridayafter5pm;itwillbelaterontheEastcoast.

24.YoucanselectastorageaccountwheretheVHDfileisstored.Forthistutorial,acceptthedefaultsettingofUseanAutomaticallyGeneratedStorageAccount.

25.UnderAvailabilitySet,usethedefaultsettingofNone.Clickthearrowtocontinue.

26.Clickthearrowtocontinue.

27.CheckMicrosoftAntimalwareasyouSecurityExtension.Thereisnocost.

28.Clickthecheckmarktocontinue.

29.YouarenowbacktothePortalwithVirtualMachinesselected.

30.Yourvirtualmachineisstartingseethewobblygreenbarsatthebottomrightofthescreen.

31.WaitforthefinishthenclicktheVirtualMachineMyTestVM1.

32.Ahelpscreenisshownatthetop,clickEndpoints.

33.ClickADDatthebottomofthescreenClicktherightArrow.

34.EnterName:selectFTP-clicktheChecktoacceptthenumberandfinish.

35.DothesameforHTTPandHTTPS.

36.ClickFinishtoEnd.

CHAPTER4LOGONTOTHEVIRTUALMACHINE

YouareintheDashboardScreen.

YouwillneedaBrowserlaterthanInternetExplorer7tologonforthefirsttime.

1.OnthecommandbaratthebottomofthescreenoftheDashboard,clickConnect.

2.Youareaskedtosaveafile,MyTestVM1.rdp.doso.Thisbecomesyourconnectionfileforthefuture.Makeanicontoclickonitforyourdesktop.

Tomaketheicon,right-clickyourdesktop,clickNew,clickShortcut,andbrowsetothefile.Double-clickittocreatetheicon.

3.YoumaynowSignoutbyclickingyouremailaddressatthetoprightofthescreentoclosethebrowserwindow.

4.Gotothelocationofthefileyousaved,MyTestVM1.rdp,anddouble-clickit.Inthe

passwordbox,typetheusername(MyTestVM1Admin)andpassword(Mabc1234)thatyouspecifiedwhenyoucreatedthevirtualmachineandthenclickOK.YoumaynotlogonwithacomputerusingWindowsXPuntilafollowingsetting.

5.Youlogintotheserverbydouble-clickingthedesktopicon,MyTestVM1.rdp

Thepropertiesfortheiconare:

fulladdress:VM1Admin.cloudapp.net:xxxxx

wherexxxxxistheinstanceaddressfromtheinstallation

promptforcredentials:i:1

Alternativelyyoucantypein:

Start->mstsc.exe->VM1Admin.cloudapp.net:xxxxx

ThisopensthevirtualmachinewiththeServerManagerDashboardinview.

6.ClickYesontherighttofindyourlocalprinter.

Iftheserverwindowdoesnotfillyourworkstationscreen,youcansetthesize.

7.ClickLocalServerontheleftlist.

8.ClickOnontherightsideofIEEnhancedSecurityConfigurationtoclickbothOFF.

9.DownloadandinstallJavafromthewebsitewww.Java.com.

Thiswillletyouusethebrowserforgeneraluse.

10.ClickManageatthetoprightoftheServerManagerScreen.

11.ClickServerManagerProperties.

12.CheckDonotstarttopreventstartuponlogon.

CHAPTER5ADDUSERS

1.ClicktheStarticonatthebottomleftofthescreen.YoucanalsousetheStartkey.

2.ClickControlPanel->UserAccounts->Changeaccounttype->Addauseraccount.

3.EnteranewUserNameandPasswordforeachuser.

4.ClickoneofthenamestobeabletochangetheaccounttypetoAdministrator,ifrequired.

5.Closetheuserwindow.

6.OpentheServerManager.

7.Clickthesecondiconfromtheleftatthebottomofthescreen.

8.ClickLocalServerintheverticallistontheleft.

thePropertiesscreenappears.

9.clickEnabledjusttotherightofRemoteDesktop.

10.clicktoremovecheckfromtheboxatAllowconnectionsonlyfromcomputersrunningRemoteDesktopwithNetworkLevelAuthentication[recommended].

Thisistoallowloggingonfromacomputerwithoutthiscapability,suchasXPHome.Youcanclickitlaterifallyourworkstationshaveit.Youcanfindoutifyourworkstationhasitbytryingit.

11.ClickSelectUsersonthisSystemPropertieswindow.

12.ClickAdd.

13.TypeinthenameofauserandclickCheckNamesclickOK.

14.DothisforVM1AdminandGuest.

15.Doitagainforeachuser->clickOK->clickOKtoclosetheSystemPropertieswindow

16.ClicktheTimedisplayatthebottomrightofthescreen.

17.Clicktochangedate,time,andzonesettings.

18.ClosetheServerManagerwindowbyclickingtheredXatthetoprightofthescreen.

CHAPTER6ADDAPROGRAMTOTHESERVERFROMYOURWORKSTATION

Youarenowreadytoinstallapplicationprograms.Theserveranditsmanagement

arethesameasoneinstalledinyouroffice.Thebooksanddocumentationarethesame.

PleaseremembertoNOTplacedatafilesintheProgramFilesdirectoryortheProgramFiles(x86)directory.Thismaycauseentriestobedelayed.

SetShareforattheapplicationdirectoryforeachuser.

1.Right-clickthedirectory

2.ClickShare

3.ClickAdvancedSharing

4.Typeineachuser

5.ClickRead/Write

6.ClicktheFilesiconatthebottomleftofthescreen-itisthefourthfromtheleft,tancolored

7.Double-clickLocalDisk(C:)underComputerinthelist

8.FromyourWorkstation,youcancopytheprogramorfilesyouneedandpastethemtotheServerandtheninstallasusual

9.IfyouprogramisonaCD,copytheentireCDtotheserverdriveandinstallitfromthere

10.double-clickyourprogramtosetitupandbeginusingit

CHAPTER7ADDAPRINTER

HowtouseyourlocalprinterontheAzureVirtualMachine:

MicrosoftincludesacomponentcalledEasy-Print.Yournetworkedlocalprintersshouldbeautomaticallyavailabletoprinttofromthecloudserver.Makesuretheclientcomputerhastheprinterdriverinstalled.IfitisusingWindowsXP,youmayneedtheServicePack3installed.

Itmaytakeawhilefortheprintertobeseen,ortheserverneedstoberestarted.Insomecases,possiblywithanolderprinter,itmaynotbeseenfromAzure.Ifso,trythis:

1.InWindowsAzureVirtualMachineopencontrolpanel.

2.UnderHardwareclickonViewdevicesandprinters.

3.ClickonAddaprinter.

4.ClickonTheprinterthatIwantisntlisted.

5.ClickAddalocalprinterornetworkprinterwithmanualsettings.

6.ClickonNext.

7.IntheUseanexistingportselectUseanexistingport,notthedefaultLPT1(printerport).

8. Click on the list drop and you will see lots of available ports - and yourcomputerportsarelistedtoo.YouwillseeportslikeTS001,TS002,

9.ChooseTS001port.TSstandsforTerminalServicesredirectedprinter.

10.ClickNext.

11.Selectyourprintermanufacturerandselecttheprinterfromthelist.

Ifyourprinterisnotonthelist,clickWindowsUpdate

Waitawhileforittofinish.

Ifyouprinterisnotlisted,itmaynotwork.

Thiswindowconfirmsyourselectedprintername-youcanchangeit.

12.ClickNext-theprinterdriverinstallationstarts.

Thenextscreenoffersyoutosharetheprinter.Ifitisshared,allvirtualmachinesonyourvirtualnetworkcanprintonthatlocalprinter.ShareitandclickonNext.

Theprintermustbeturnedonandonyournetworkorlocalcomputer.

13.SelectPoolingandchoose2or3TSportstomakesureoneworks.

14.Youaredone!Printatestpage.

Theprintingmayberelativeslow.YoumightgetamessagethatPrinterisnotresponding.Butwait,itisgoingtoprint.Youcansetthepriorityofeachprinter.

Toaddanotherprinterofthesametype,turnoffthefirstoneandgothroughtheinstructionsforthesecondone.Giveitadifferentname.

Ifyoure-boottheserver,youwillhavetoentertheprinterinformationagain.

CHAPTER8ALLOWMORETHANTWOUSERSATTHESAMETIME

Youreceivetwofreeaccesslicenses.Formoreuserstheymustbepurchased

beforethetrialperiodof120daysexpires.Werentthesefor$10permonthoryoucanuseanyotherdealer.Ifyouareareseller,signupforaMicrosoftSPLAagreementwithSynnexoranotherdistributor.

Ifyoulogonathirduser,thesystemwillaskwhichoftheothertwotoclose.Thefollowingwillremovethisrestriction,allowingupto24users.Ifyourprogramisdiskaccess,compute,orbandwidthintensiveorneedsmoreRAM,youwouldhavetoselectalargerserversize.Itmaybelesscostlytousetwoormoreservers.Tryittofindout.

Ifyouwanttoallowmorethantwousers,followtheinstructionsinChapter15insteadofChapter3.However,youcandothefollowing:

StarttheServerManagerbyclickingthesecondiconfromtheleftatthebottomofthescreen.

1.ClickAddRolesandfeatures.

2.ClickNext.

3.ClickNextwithRole-basedorfeature-basedinstallationselected.

4.ClickNextwithyourserverhighlighted.

5.TheServerRoleslistisshown.

6.ClickApplicationServer.

7.ClickFileandStorageServices.

8.ClickPrintandDocumentServicesandthenclickAddFeaturesatthebottom.

9.ClickRemoteDesktopServices.

10.ClickNextandtheFeatureslistisshown.

11.Click.NETFramework4.5.

12.ClickBranchCache.

13.ClickGroupPolicyManagement.

14.ClickRemoteServerAdministrationToolsandthenclickAddFeatures.

15.ClickWindowsServerBackup.

16.ClickPrintandDocumentService.

17.ClickPrintServer.

18.ClickNext.

19.ClicktoselectRestartthedestinationserverautomaticallyifrequired.

20.CclickInstallandwaitforcompletion.

21.ClickClose.

22.Onceagain,clickAddRolesandfeatures.

23.ClickNext.

24.CheckRemoteDesktopLicensingandthenclickAddFeaturesatthebottom.

25.ClickNext.ClickNext.ClickNext.

26.CheckRestartthedestinationserverautomaticallyifrequiredandclickYes.

27.ClickRemoteAccessandcheckallthreefunctions.

28.ClickInstall.

Waitfortheupdatetofinish.

CHAPTER9ADDREMOTEDESKTOPLICENSES2areincludedfree

1.ClickStart.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

3.Double-clickRemoteDesktopServices.

4.Double-clickRemoteDesktopLicensingManager.

5.Double-clicknameofserver.

6.ClickAction->ActivateServer.

7.ClickNext.ClickNext.

8.Entername.

9.ClickNext.

10.EnterAddress.

11.ClickNext.ClickNext.

12.ChooseServiceProviderLicenseAgreement.

13.AgreementNumber6992xxxx(StandardEnrollment6992xxxx).

YougetthisnumberfromaMicrosoftresellerordirectlyfromMicrosoftLicensing.

getinformationfromMicrosoftCallCenter:(716)871-2781/(888)352-7140).

14.Productversion:WindowsServer2012.

15.Licensetype:RDSperuserCAL.

16.Quantity:1.

17.CloseallwindowsbyclickingontheredXatthetopright.

CHAPTER10REFERENCEOFALLSELECTIONS

Ifthereisaproblemwithyourinstallation,itmightbeatypingerror.Youcancheckthatthecorrectchecksaresetasfollows:

OnServerManager

1.Attopright,clickManage.

2.ClickAddRolesandFeatures.

3.ClickNext.

4.ClickRole-basedorfeatures-basedinstallation.

5.ClickNext,yourVirtualMachineisshown.

6.ClickNext.

7.ClickApplicationServer,clickcheckat.NETFramwork4.5.

8.ClickonFileandStorageServices.

9.ClickNetworkPolicyandAccessServices,clickcheckatNetworkPolicyServer.

10.ClickPrintandDocumentServices,clickonPrintServer.


12.CheckRemoteDesktopConnectionBroker.

13.CheckRemoteDesktopGateway.

14.CheckRemoteDesktopLicensing.

15.CheckRemoteDesktopSessionHost.

16.CheckRemoteDesktopWebAccess.

17.ClickVolumeActivationService.

18.ClickWebServer(IIS).

19.ClickWebServer.

20.ClickCommonHTTPFeatures.

21.CheckDefaultDocument.

22.CheckDirectoryBrowsing.

23.CheckHTTPErrors.

24.CheckStaticContent.

25.CheckHTTPRedirection.

26.ClickHealthandDiagnostics.

27.CheckHTTPLogging.

28.CheckLoggingTools.

29.CheckRequestMonitor.

30.CheckTracing.

31.ClickPerformance.

32.CheckStaticContentCompression.

33.ClickSecurity.

34.CheckRequest.

35.CheckBasicAuthentication.

36.CheckClientCertificateMapping-Authentication.

37.CheckIPandDomainRestrictions.

38.CheckWindowsAuthentication.

39.ClickApplicationDevelopment.

40.Check.NETExtensibility4.5.

41.CheckASPNET4.5.

42.CheckISAPIExtensions.

43.CheckISAPIFilters.

44.ClickManagementTools.

45.CheckIISManagementConsole.

46.ClickIIS6ManagementCompatibility.

47.CheckIIS6MetabaseCompatibility.

48.CheckIIS6ManagementConsole.

49.CheckIISManagementScriptsandTools.

50.ClickNext.

thentheFeatureslistappears

51.Click.NETFramework4.5Features.

52.Check.NETFramework4.5.

53.CheckASP.NET4.5.

54.ClickWCFServices.

55.CheckTCPPortSharing.

56.CheckBranchCache.

57.CheckGroupPolicyManagement.

58.CheckIISHostableWebCore.

59.CheckMediaFoundation.

60.CheckRASConnectionManagerAdministrationKit.

61.ClickRemoteServerAdministrationTools.

62.ClickFeatureAdministrationTools.

63.CheckSMTPServerTools.

64.ClickRoleAdministrationTools.

65.CheckRemoteDesktopServicesTools.

66.CheckDHCPServerTools.

67.ClickFileServicesTools.

68.CheckDFSManagementTools.

69.CheckFileServerResourceManagerTools.

70.CheckServicesforNetworkFileSystemManager.

71.CheckNetworkPolicyandAccessServicesTools.

72.CheckPrintandDocumentServicesTools.

73.CheckVolumeActivationTools.

74.CheckRPCoverHTTPProxy.

75.CheckSMB1.0/CIFSFileSharingSupport.

76.ClickUserInterfacesandInfrastructure.

77.CheckGraphicalManagementToolsandInfrastructure.

78.CheckServerGraphicalShell.

79.CheckWindowsInternalDatabase.

80.ClickWindowsPowerShell.

81.CheckWindowsPowerShell4.0.

82.CheckWindowsPowerShellISE.

83.CheckWindowsServerBackup.

84.CheckWoW64Support.

85.ClickRemoteDesktopService.

86.ClickRoleServices.

87.CheckRemoteDesktopGateway-clickAddFeatures.

88.CheckRemoteDesktopLicensing-clickAddFeatures.

89.CheckRemoteDesktopWebAccess-clickAddFeatures.

90.ClickNext,clickNext,clickNext,clickNext,clickNext.

91.CheckRestartthedestinationserverautomaticallyifrequired,clickYes.

92.ClickInstallandwaituntilfinished.

93.ClickClose.

CHAPTER11ADDTHEABILITYTOSCANFROMALOCALSCANNER

Ifyouuseaprogramontheserverthatallowsscanningofdocumentsorphotographstothedatabase.Weofferapairofprogramsthatallowthistowork.ThescannermaybeattachedeitherbyUSBoronalocalnetwork.Thefeeis$99.peryear.Youmayinstallandtestthedemofor30daysbeforepurchase.

FIRSTdownloadtheclientsoftwareandinstallonyourworkstation

SECONDdownloadtheserversoftwarefromtheserverandinstallontheserver

Thecostofthelicense:singleuser10usersunlimited

Monthlyrental10.10./user35.

Purchase99.180.380.

Ifyouneedaprogramtodisplaythedocument,youcaninstallontheserver:AdobeReaderortheChromebrowser.

http://get.adobe.com/reader/

www.google.com/chrome

Youcanrentserveruserlicensesfromusfor$5.permontheach.Justemailtherequest.

CHAPTER12USEDUALMONITORSCREENS

Thiscanbesetupfortwomonitorsoronenotebookscreenandonemonitor.Yousimplyneedtoaddalinetothelogoniconorstatement.

Thelineis:

usemultimon:i:1insteadofusemultimon:i:0

Ifyouaretyping:

Start->mstsc.exe->VM1Admin.cloudapp.net:xxxxx

Youcantypein:

Start->mstsc.exe/multimon->VM1Admin.cloudapp.net:xxxxx

TologoutoftheTerminalServicessession,clicktheStartButton

ClicktheUserNameatthetoprightofthescreen

ClickSignout

CHAPTER13SETUPAFTPSERVERSetuptheFTPserverinWindowsAzureVirtualMachinewithFileZilla

YoumaywanttosetuptheFTPserversothatyoucansynchronizefilesfromyourlocalPCorserverwiththecloudserver.Thisisusefultomaintainaworkingserverinthecloudincaseofdisasterortousewhileontheroad,orjustasabackup.

WeusetheFileZillaserver.YoucanaccessthefilesfromaPCusingtheFileZillaclient,abrowser,orsomeotherFTPclientprogram.

YoucanautomatethesynchronizationoruploadusingtheWinSCPclientprogram.ItwillbestartedbytheSchedulerprogramonyourPC.

WithaFTPserverontheVirtualMachineandaFTPclientonyourPC,youcancopyfilestoandfromtheVirtualMachine.YoucanalsodothiswithWindowsExplorer,butFTPcanbeautomated.

1.Ifyouhaventdonesoalready,openthemanagementportal,

http://manage.windowsazure.comandclickontheVMdashboard

2.MakeanoteofyourPublicvirtualIP(VIP)address.

3.Addanendpointlabeledftp,ProtocolTCP,publicport21,privateport21.

4.Addanotherendpointlabeledlabeledftp2,ProtocolTCP,publicport50001,privateport50001waitforittofinish.



7.LogontothevirtualmachineandstarttheInternetExplorer.

8.DownloadtheFTPserverfromhttps://filezilla-project.organdinstallit.Besuretodeclinethetwoextraprogramoffers.

9.StarttheFileZillaservertoseetheFileZillaInterface.

10.FortheAdministrationpassworduseyoursameonefortheVM.

11.ForthePortuse50000.

12.ClickAlwaysconnecttothisserverifyouwanttostartupautomatically.

13.ClickOK.

14.ClickEdit.

15.ClickGroups.

16.ClickAdd.

17.Typeingroup1.

18.CheckEnableaccessforusersinsidegroup.

19.Bypassuserlmitofserver.

20.ClickOK.

21.ClickEdit.

22.ClickUsers.

23.ClickAdd.

24.Typeinthenameoftheadministrator.

25.ClickOK.

26.CheckEnableaccount.

27.CheckPassword.

28.TypeinthePasswordforthatuser,theadministrator.

29.ClickSharedfolders.

30.ClickAdd.

31.ClickLocalDisk(C:)oranyfolderyouwishtouse.

besurethisfolderandthedriveanddirectoriesitisonareallsharedwithpermissionsforEveryone.

32.CheckallFilesblocks.

33.CheckallDirectoriesblocks.

34.ClickSetashomedir.

35.ClickOKtogobacktotheFileZillaInterface.

36.ClickEdit.

37.ClickSettings.

38.Type50001totheListenontheseports:field.

39.ClickPassivemodesettings.

40.CheckUsecustomportrange.

41.Typein50000and50001oranyrangeabove1000.

(thatyouhavesetasVMendpoints)

42.CheckUsethefollowingIP:

43.TypeintheURLgiveninyourPublicvirtualIP(VIP)address.

forexample,(xxx.xxx.xx.xxitshouldappearautomatically)

44.UnclickDontuseexternalIPforlocalconnections.

45.ClickSecuritySettings.

46.UnclickBlockincomingandoutgoing.

47.ClickAdminInterfaceSettings.

48.Typein50001intoPortonwhichtheadmininterfaceshouldlisten:

49.ClickOKtogobacktotheFileZillaInterface.

50.ClickC:\insteadof/C/toshowrealfilenames.

51.Changethefirewall:

52.ClicktheStarticonatthebottomleftoftheVMscreen.

53.TypeFirewallanditappearsinasearchfield.

54.ClickAllowanapporfeaturethroughWindowsFirewall.

55.ClickAllowanotherapp

56.BrowseforFileZillaServer.exeinC:/ProgramFiles(x86)/

(notFileZillaInterface)

57.ClickAdd.

58.CheckNetworktypesPrivateandPublic.

59.ClickOK.

60.ClickStarticonatbottomleftofscreen.

61.ClickControlPanel.

62.ClickViewnetworkstatusandtasks.

63.ClickWindowsFirewall.

64.ClickAdvancedsettings.

65.ClickInboundRules.

66.BesureFileZillaServerismarkedProfileAll,

EnabledYes,ActionAllow.

67.ClickFinish.

68.losethiswindowbyclickingtheredX.

69.losetheWindowsFirewallwindowbyclickingtheredX.

Nowwearegoingtobesurethesharesandpermissionsaresetforthefolderwewantto

accesswithFTP.

70.ClicktheWindowsExplorericon,

thebeigefilefolderatthebottomofthescreen.

71.Right-clickLocalDisk(C:).

72.ClickProperties.

73.ClickSharing.

74.ClickShare.

75.ClickAdvancedSharing.

76.CheckSharethisfolder.

77.ClickPermissions.

78.SelectGrouporusernamesEveryone.

79.ChecktheFullControlboxAllow.

80.ClickOK.ClickOK.ClickClose.

81.Double-clickLocalDisk(C:).

82.Right-clickthefolderyouselectedfortheFileZillaShareanddothesame.

83.CheckthattheserverisworkingbytypingintheURLtoyourbrowser.

ftp://>:50001

Youshouldseealistoffilesinthesharedfolder.

84.InstalltheFileZillaclientprogramandusethatIPforthehost,and50001fortheportwithyourusernameandpassword.

Youshouldseealistoffilesinthesharedfolder.

IflateryoucannotopentheEditfunction,changetheFileZillaServerInterface.xmlfileentry.

1

to

0

CHAPTER14AUTOMATETHEFTPSYNCHRONIZATIONFROMYOURPCTOTHECLOUDSERVER

1.InstalltheFTPclientWinSCPonthePCtoautomatethesynchronization.

2.Downloadtheprogramfromthewebsite:

http://winscp.net/download/winscp554setup.exe

Besuretoskiptheextraprogramstheytrytosellyou.

3.TheprogramWinSCP.exeinstallsinyourprogramdirectoryWinSCP

4.GothereandtrytheprogrambytypingWinSCP.exe

5.Toautomate,youhavetwochoices,asingle.batfileora.batfilewithatextfilelistofcommands.PleaseeitheroftheseinyourC:\directory.

ThewordremotecopiesfromyourPCtotheserver.localgoestheotherway,andbothsynchronizesboth.

Rememberifdatafilesareopentheywillnotbackupcorrectly.

Thesinglefileis:@echooff

cdc:\programfiles(x86)\winscp

winscp.com/commandoptionbatchabortoptionconfirmoffopenftp://user:[email protected]:50001synchronizeremotec:\examplefile.txt/exit

or:

@echooff

cdc:\ProgramFiles(x86)\WinSCP

winscp.com/commandoptionbatchabortoptionconfirmoffopenftp://[email protected]/putexamplefile.txt/home/user/exit

Thetwofilecoupleis:

Thefirstfilenamedwinftp.batis:

@echooff

winscp.com/winftp.txt

Andthesecondfilenamedwinftp.txtis:

optionbatchabort

optionconfirmoff

openftp://user:[email protected]:50001/

putc:\files\*.*/home/user/

close

exit

CHAPTER15BEGINTHEINSTALLATION

SINGLESERVERFORLICENSES

SetupofaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2inthecloud.

ThissetupwilluseonevirtualserverforanActiveDirectoryDomainControllerandDNSserver,andalsoconfiguredasaRemoteDesktopSessionHost,WebAccessgateway,andConnectionBroker.Thefirstisdedicatedtoauthorizingusersandcheckingtheirloginandusermanagement.Thesecondiswheretheuserprogramsanddatareside.Theservercansupportupto26usersatthesametime.Youcanaddserversformoreusers.

Microsoftchargesasmallmonthlyfeeandforeachuserlicensemorethantwoplusdatatransferoutoftheserver.IfyousetupaserverwithoutActiveDirectory,yougettwolicensesfree.

Wewill:

A.PreparetheInfrastructure.

B.RegisteraDNSServerinWindowsAzure.

C.DefineaVirtualNetworkinWindowsAzure.

D.ConfigureWindowsServerActiveDirectoryinaWindowsAzureVM

E.ConfigureRemoteDesktopSessionVirtualizationintheWindowsAzureVM.

F.Installuserlicenses.

G.ConnecttoRemoteDesktopontheInternet.

Estimatedtimetocomplete:2hours.

A:PreparetheInfrastructure1.LogintotheWindowsAzureManagementPortal.

Logintotheweb-basedWindowsAzureManagementPortalathttp//manage.windowsazure.com.

Onthebluesidenavigationbarattheleftside,therearetheoptionsformanagingVirtualMachines,VirtualNetworks,StorageandSettings.Youcanscrolldowntoseealloptions.

2.MakeanewAffinityGroup.

Affinitygroupsgroupyourcloud-basedservicestogether,suchasVirtualMachines,VirtualNetworksandStorage.Azurewillkeepallgroupserviceswithinthesamedatacenter.

a.SelectSettingsfromthebluesidebarintheWindowsAzureManagementPortal.

b.OntheSettingspage,selecttheAffinityGroupstabonthetopnavigationbar.

c.Clickthe+ADDbuttononthebottomnavigationbar.

d.OntheCreateAffinityGroupform,enterName:EnterauniquenameforyournewAffinityGroup,suchasXXXvma01(useyourinitialsforXXX)

Region:SelecttheSouthCentralUSdatacentersub-region.ClicktheCheckbuttontocontinue.

3.MakeanewStorageAccount.

a.Clickthe+NEWbuttononthebottomtoolbarintheManagementPortalandselectDataServices->Storage->QuickCreate.

b.EnterauniquenameforyournewstorageaccountURL,suchasXXXtestor01(useyourinitialsforXXX)

c.Region/AffinityGroup:SelecttheAffinityGroupyoucreatedabove.

d.Geo-Replicationisenabled.Youroutgoingdataflowwillbedoubledandincreasecost,butitisusuallyworthit.Eachsitekeepsthreecopiesofyourdata.

e.ClicktheCREATESTORAGEACCOUNTcheckbuttontocontinue.

B:RegisteraDNSServerSettheinternalIPaddresstouseforActiveDirectory-integratedDynamicDNSservices.

1.YouareintheManagementPortal.

2.SelectNetworksonthebluesidepanel.

3.Clickthe+NEWbuttonlocatedonthebottombarandselectNetworkServices->VirtualNetwork->RegisterDNSServer.

4.EntertheDNSServerName:XXXtestdns01andDNSServerIPAddress:10.0.0.4

5.ClicktheREGISTERDNSSERVERcheckbutton.

C:CreateaVirtualNetworkThevirtualnetworksupportsActiveDirectory,DatabaseandSharePointvirtualmachines



3.Clickthe+NEWbuttonlocatedonthebottombarandselectNetworkServices->VirtualNetwork->QuickCreate.

4.EntertheVirtualNetworkName:XXXtestnet01andAddressSpace:10...and

MaximumVMCount:4096[CIDR:/20].

5.ForLocation,selectSouthCentralUS.

6.ForAffinityGroup,SelecttheAffinityGroupXXXvma01createdinA.2.d.above.

7.ForDNSServer,SelectXXXtestdns01createdinB.4.above.

8.ClicktheCREATEAVIRTUALNETWORKcheckbuttontofinish.

D.CreateanActiveDirectoryinaVirtualMachine(VM)

CreateanewVirtualMachine(VM)toruntheActiveDirectorydomaincontrollerinanewActiveDirectoryForest.


2.SelectVirtualMachinesonthebluesidepanel.

3.Clickthe+NEWbuttonlocatedonthebottombarandselectCompute->VirtualMachines->fromtheGallery.

4.SelecttheWindowsServer2012Datacenterfromtheselectionlist.

5.Clicktheright-arrowbutton.

6.OntheConfigurationpage,typetheVirtualMachineName:XXXtestor01.

7.SelectTierBasicforSizeA0.

8.EnteranewLocalAdministratorUserName:vadminandPassword:Pp123456.

9.ClicktheRightArrowbuttontocontinue.

10.YouareintheVirtualMachineConfigurationpage.

11.AcceptCreateanewcloudservice.

12.AccepttheDNSName:XXXtestor01.cloudapp.net

13.EnterRegion/AffinityGroup/VirtualNetwork:XXXtestnet01thatcreatedinC.4above.

14.FortheVirtualNetworkSubnets,Accept:Subnet-1(10.0.0.0/23)

15.FortheStorageAccount,select:XXXtestor01thatcreatedinA.3.babove.

16.FortheAvailabilitySet,createonename:XXXtestad


18.Includethisendpoint:

b.HTTPSendpoint

1.Protocol=TCP

2.PublicPort=443

3.PrivatePort=443


20.YouarestillintheVirtualMachineConfigurationpage.

21.Acceptthecheck,InstalltheVMAgent.

22.ClicktheMicrosoftAntimalwarebox.

23.Clickthecheckbuttontocontinue.

24.YouareintheManagementPortal.Waitafewminutesuntilthestatusofthe

VirtualMachine,namedXXXtestor01,showsrunning.(And,thegreensquigglystopsatthebottomrightcorner).

25.ClickonthenameofthenewVirtualMachine,XXXtestor01.

26.ClickDashboard.

27.YouareintheDashboardPage.

28.TheInternalIPAddressshownontherightsideofthepageshouldbe10.0.0.4

Ifitisnot,clicktheDeletebuttonatthebottomofthepageandstartagainwithInstructionB:above.

29.ClicktheAttachbuttononthebottomtoolbarandselectAttachEmptyDisk.

30.Acceptthefilename:XXXtestor01-XXXXXXorenter:XXXtestor01-data01

31.Enterthesize:10for10GB

32.AccepttheHostCachePreference:None

33.ClicktheCheckbuttontocontinue.


35.ClicktheConnectbuttonlocatedonthebottomtoolbar.

36.ClickOpentolaunchaRemoteDesktopConnectiontothevirtualmachine.

37.Entertheusername:vadmin,andpassword:Pp123456selectedinD.7.above.

38.YouareintheVirtualMachinedesktoppagewiththeServerManagerDashboardscreenshowing.

39.Donotsearchforprinters,etc.asasked.

40.ClickLocalServer.

41.Clickremotedesktop.

42.UnclickAllowconnectionsonlyfromcomputers

43.ThiswillallowlogonfromotherthancomputerswithWindows7andabove.

44.ClickOK.

45.Clickthetimeiconatthebottomrightandsetthetimezone.

46.ClickFileandStorageServices->Disks->Tasks,tostartthenewvolumewizard.

ThiscreatesanewpartitionontheadditionaldatadiskattachedaboveinD.24andformatthispartitionasanewF:NTFSvolume.ThisvolumewillbeusedforNTDSDITdatabase,logandSYSVOLfolderlocations.

47.ClickNext.

48.ClickDisk2.

49.ClickNext.

50.ClickOK.

51.ClickNext.

52.AcceptDriveLetterF:.

53.ClickNext.

54.ClickNext.

55.ClickCreate.

56.CheckCloxe.

57.ClicktheupperleftsquaretoreturntotheServerManagerDashboard.


59.ClickNext.

60.ClickServerRoles.

61.ClickRoles.

62.ClickRole-based.

63.ClickSelect.

64.ClickinstallActiveDirectoryDomainServices

65.Clickpromotethisservertoadomaincontrollerinanewforest.

66.EnterActiveDirectoryForestname:contoso.com(rootdomainname)

CONTOSO.COMisaMicrosoftserver.

67.AccepttheVolumeLocationforNTDSdatabase,logandSYSVOLfolders:F:

WaitafewminutesfortheActiveDirectorytobeinstalled.

68.RestartthevirtualmachinebyclickingStart->admin->restart

Waitafewminutesfortherestart.

WenowhavefinishedtheActiveDirectoryVirtualMachinethatwillauthenticatealluserstothesystem.WecanusethisVMforupto25usersoraddadditionalVMsfor25userseach.

E:ConfigureRemoteDesktopSessionVirtualization

ThisusesthesameVirtualMachinetorunRemoteDesktopSessions.ItcanbefastertouseoneVMforActiveDirectoryandoneormoreforusersessions,butmoreexpensive.IfyouwanttorunbothsessionsononeVM,keepthatname,XXXtestor01forthefollowing.





58.Entertheusername:contoso\admin,andpassword:Pp123456selectedinD.7.above.

Notethatyoumustusethecontoso.

59.YouareintheVirtualMachinedesktoppagewiththeServerManagerscreenshowing.


61.ClickRemotemanagementandmakesureitisEnabled.

62.ClickDashboard.

63.ClickAddrolesandfeatures.

64.ClicktheNextbuttonontheBeforeyoubeginpage.

65.SelectRemoteDesktopServicesinstallationontheSelectinstallationtypepage.

66.ClicktheNextbutton.

67.SelectQuickStart.

68.ClickNext.

69.SelectSessionbaseddesktopdeployment

70.ClickNext.

71.TheserverXXXtestor01isintheSelectedlistboxoftheSelectaserverpage


73.CheckRestartthedestinationserverautomaticallyifrequired,ontheConfirmationpage.

74.ClickDeploy.

75.Waitwhilethedeploymentismade.Iftheserverdoesnotresetitself,restartitinthebrowserManagementPortalwindow.

76.YouareintheManagementPortal.WaitafewminutesuntilthestatusoftheVirtualMachine,namedXXXtestor01,showsrunning.(And,thegreensquigglystopsatthebottomrightcorner).








AddUsers1.ClicktheStarticonatthebottomleftofthescreen.YoucanalsousetheStartkey.


3.ClickUserAccounts.

4.ClickChangeaccounttype.

5.ClicktheAdvancedtabatthetop.

6.ClickAdvanced.

7.ThelusrmgrLocalUsersandGroupsscreenisshown.

8.ClickAction->NewUser.

9.Typeintheusername:U1.

10.Typeinthepassword:Pp123456.

11.TypeinthepasswordagaininConfirmpassword.

12.ClickCreate.

13.Enteranotheruser,U2withpassword,Pp123456.

14.ClosethelusmgrscreenbyclickingtheredXatthetopright.

15.ClosetheUserAccountsscreen.

16.ClosetheControlPanelscreen.

17.YouareintheServerManagerDashboardscreen.

F.InstalluserlicensesYoucanbuytheuserSALlicensesseveralways.Forthiscase,weassumeyouhaveakeynumberfromaSPLAdealerandthenumberis1234567890.


Clickservers.

TheserverXXXtestor01isshown.

Right-ClicktheserverXXXtestor01.

ClickRDLicensingManager.

Right-ClicktheserverXXXtestor01againthatisshownasNotactivated.

ClickActivateServer.

ClickNext.

AcceptAutomatic.

ClickNext.

Fillouttheformwithnameandcompanyinformation.

ClickNext.

Entertheoptionalinformationontheform.

ClickNext.

Youareshownthattheserverhasbeenactivated.

ClickNext.

Youmaynotentertheuserlicenses.(SAL)

ClickNext.

TheRDLicensingManagerscreenisshown.

ClickAction.

ClickInstallLicenses.

ClickNext.

IntheLicenseProgramdropdownlist,selectServiceProviderLicenseAgreement.

ClickNext.

Typeintheagreementnumber.(1234567890)

ClickNext.

OntheProductVersiondropdownlist,clickWindowsServer2012.

OntheLicenseTypedropdownlist,clickRDSPerUserCAL.

Forthenumberoflicenses,typein3.

ClickNext.

Youareshowthatthelicensesaresuccessfullyinstalled.

ClickFinish.

YouareintheRDLicensingManagerscreen.

ThereisayellowtriangleatthenameoftheserverXXXtestor01.

RightclickthenameoftheserverXXXtestor01.

ClickReview,underConfiguration.

ClickAddtoGroup.

ClickContinue.

ClickOK.

ClickOK.

TheSessionVMisnowconfigured.

Verifythatthelicensesareinstalled.


Double-clickthenameoftheserverXXXtestor01.

Youseethatthe3licensesareavailablebutnotissued.

IfuserU1andorU2logon,youwillseethatthelicensesareissued.

Closeallwindows,thesystemisconfigured.

G.ConnecttoRemoteDesktopontheInternet

1.OnyourlocalPC,runNotepadusingtheRunAsAdministratoroption.

2.InNotepad,opentheC:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts.fileandaddthefollowinglinetotheendofthefile:Public_IP_AddressXXXtestor01.contoso.com

Aftermakingthischange,savethefileandclosenotepad.

Note:Inaproductionenvironment,hostnameresolutionistypicallyhandledbytheDNSservershostingyourpublicDNSnamespace.Whendeployingforproductionpurposes,makethesehostnameresolutionupdatesonyourDNSserversratherthaninalocalHostsfile.

3.OnyoulocalPC,run:regsvr32jscript.dll

4.OnyourlocalPC,openInternetExplorerandbrowsetothefollowingURL:

https://XXXtestor01.contoso.com/RDWeb

Youcanalsousehttps://the-public-url.contoso.com/RDWeb

Whenaskedforacertificateerrorpage,clickContinue.ThecertificateerrorpageisdisplayedbecausetheQuickStartconfigurationprovisionstheRDWebwebsitewithaself-signedcertificate.Inaproductionconfiguration,thisself-signedcertificatewouldbereplacedinIISManagerwithavalidcertificationregisteredbyatrustedcertificateauthority.

5.WhenpromptedtologintotheRDWebwebsite,loginwithCONTOSO\admin.

6.Uponlogin,theremoteapplicationsdefinedinthedefaultRemoteDesktopSessionCollectionwillbedisplayed.Calculator,Paint,etc.

CHAPTER16BEGINTHEINSTALLATIONDUALSERVERS

SetupofaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2inthecloud.

Thissetupwillusetwovirtualservers,oneforanActiveDirectoryDomainControllerandDNSserver,andasecondVMconfiguredasaRemoteDesktopSessionHost,WebAccessgateway,andConnectionBroker.Thefirstisdedicatedtoauthorizingusersandcheckingtheirloginandusermanagement.Thesecondiswheretheuserprogramsanddatareside.Thesecondservercansupportupto26usersatthesametime.Youcanaddserversformoreusers.

Microsoftchargesasmallmonthlyfeeandforeachuserlicensemorethantwoplusdatatransferoutoftheserver.IfyousetupaserverwithoutActiveDirectory,yougettwolicensesfree.

Wewill:

A.PreparetheInfrastructure

B.RegisteraDNSServerinWindowsAzure

C.DefineaVirtualNetworkinWindowsAzure

D.ConfigureWindowsServerActiveDirectoryinaWindowsAzureVM

E.ConfigureRemoteDesktopSessionVirtualizationinaWindowsAzureVM

F.Installuserlicenses

G.ConnecttoRemoteDesktopontheInternet

Estimatedtimetocomplete:1hour,30minutes

A:PreparetheInfrastructure1.LogintotheWindowsAzureManagementPortal.

Logintotheweb-basedWindowsAzureManagementPortalathttp//manage.windowsazure.com.

Onthebluesidenavigationbarattheleftside,therearetheoptionsformanagingVirtualMachines,VirtualNetworks,StorageandSettings.Youcanscrolldowntoseealloptions.

2.MakeanewAffinityGroup.

Affinitygroupsgroupyourcloud-basedservicestogether,suchasVirtualMachines,VirtualNetworksandStorage.Azurewillkeepallgroupserviceswithinthesamedatacenter.

a.SelectSettingsfromthebluesidebarintheWindowsAzureManagementPortal.

b.OntheSettingspage,selecttheAffinityGroupstabonthetopnavigationbar.

c.Clickthe+ADDbuttononthebottomnavigationbar.

d.OntheCreateAffinityGroupform,enterName:EnterauniquenameforyournewAffinityGroup,suchasXXXvma01(useyourinitialsforXXX)

Region:SelecttheSouthCentralUSdatacentersub-region.ClicktheCheckbuttontocontinue.

3.MakeanewStorageAccount.

a.Clickthe+NEWbuttononthebottomtoolbarintheManagementPortalandselectDataServices->Storage->QuickCreate.

b.EnterauniquenameforyournewstorageaccountURL,suchasXXXtestor01(useyourinitialsforXXX)

c.Region/AffinityGroup:SelecttheAffinityGroupyoucreatedabove.

d.Geo-Replicationisenabled.Youroutgoingdataflowwillbedoubledandincreasecost,butitisusuallyworthit.Eachsitekeepsthreecopiesofyourdata.

e.ClicktheCREATESTORAGEACCOUNTcheckbuttontocontinue.

B:RegisteraDNSServerSettheinternalIPaddresstouseforActiveDirectory-integratedDynamicDNSservices.



3.Clickthe+NEWbuttonlocatedonthebottombarandselectNetworkServices->VirtualNetwork->RegisterDNSServer.

4.EntertheDNSServerName:XXXtestdns01andDNSServerIPAddress:10.0.0.4

5.ClicktheREGISTERDNSSERVERcheckbutton.

C:CreateaVirtualNetworkThevirtualnetworksupportsActiveDirectory,DatabaseandSharePointvirtualmachines



3.Clickthe+NEWbuttonlocatedonthebottombarandselectNetworkServices->VirtualNetwork->QuickCreate.

4.EntertheVirtualNetworkName:XXXtestnet01andAddressSpace:10...and

MaximumVMCount:4096[CIDR:/20].

5.ForLocation,selectSouthCentralUS.

6.ForAffinityGroup,SelecttheAffinityGroupXXXvma01createdinA.2.d.above.

7.ForDNSServer,SelectXXXtestdns01createdinB.4.above.

8.ClicktheCREATEAVIRTUALNETWORKcheckbuttontofinish.

D.CreateanActiveDirectoryinaVirtualMachine(VM)CreateanewVirtualMachine(VM)toruntheActiveDirectorydomaincontrollerinanewActiveDirectoryForest.






6.OntheConfigurationpage,typetheVirtualMachineName:XXXtestad01.






12.AccepttheDNSName:XXXtestad01.cloudapp.net




16.FortheAvailabilitySet,createonename:XXXtestad



b.HTTPSendpoint

1.Protocol=TCP

2.PublicPort=443

3.PrivatePort=443






24.YouareintheManagementPortal.WaitafewminutesuntilthestatusoftheVirtualMachine,namedXXXtestad01,showsrunning.(And,thegreensquigglystopsatthebottomrightcorner).

25.ClickonthenameofthenewVirtualMachine,XXXtestad01.

26.ClickDashboard.



Ifitisnot,clicktheDeletebuttonatthebottomofthepageandstartagainwithInstructionB:above.

29.ClicktheAttachbuttononthebottomtoolbarandselectAttachEmptyDisk.

30.Acceptthefilename:XXXtestad01-XXXXXXorenter:XXXtestad01-data01

31.Enterthesize:10for10GB

32.AccepttheHostCachePreference:None

33.ClicktheCheckbuttontocontinue.











44.ClickOK.


46.ClickFileandStorageServices->Disks->Tasks,tostartthenewvolumewizard.

ThiscreatesanewpartitionontheadditionaldatadiskattachedaboveinD.24andformatthispartitionasanewF:NTFSvolume.ThisvolumewillbeusedforNTDSDITdatabase,logandSYSVOLfolderlocations.

47.ClickNext.

48.ClickDisk2.

49.ClickNext.

50.ClickOK.

51.ClickNext.

52.AcceptDriveLetterF:.

53.ClickNext.

54.ClickNext.

55.ClickCreate.

56.CheckCloxe.

57.ClicktheupperleftsquaretoreturntotheServerManagerDashboard.


59.ClickNext.

60.ClickServerRoles.

61.ClickRoles.

62.ClickRole-based.

63.ClickSelect.

64.ClickinstallActiveDirectoryDomainServices65.Clickpromotethisservertoadomaincontrollerinanewforest.

66.EnterActiveDirectoryForestname:contoso.com(rootdomainname)

CONTOSO.COMisaMicrosoftserver.

67.AccepttheVolumeLocationforNTDSdatabase,logandSYSVOLfolders:F:

WaitafewminutesfortheActiveDirectorytobeinstalled.

68.RestartthevirtualmachinebyclickingStart->admin->restart

Waitafewminutesfortherestart.

WenowhavefinishedtheActiveDirectoryVirtualMachinethatwillauthenticatealluserstothesystem.WecanusethisVMforupto25usersoraddadditionalVMsfor25userseach.

E:ConfigureRemoteDesktopSessionVirtualization

ThissetsupasecondVirtualMachinetorunRemoteDesktopSessions.ItcanbefastertouseoneVMforActiveDirectoryandoneormoreforusersessions,butmoreexpensive.IfyouwanttorunbothsessionsononeVM,keepthatname,XXXtestad01forthefollowingXXXtestrd01.






6.OntheConfigurationpage,typetheVirtualMachineName:XXXtestrd01.






12.AccepttheDNSName:XXXtestrd01.cloudapp.net




16.FortheAvailabilitySet,createonename:XXXtestrd



b.HTTPSendpoint

1.Protocol=TCP

2.PublicPort=443

3.PrivatePort=443






24.YouareintheManagementPortal.WaitafewminutesuntilthestatusoftheVirtualMachine,namedXXXtestad01,showsrunning.(And,thegreensquigglystopsatthebottomrightcorner).

25.ClickonthenameofthenewVirtualMachine,XXXtestrd01.

26.ClickDashboard.



Ifitisnot,clicktheDeletebuttonatthebottomofthepage,lookcloselyattheinstructionsbeginningwithInstructionB:above,andbegintheInstructionE.again.

29.YouareintheDashboardPage.MakeanoteofthePublicP(VIP)addressforlater.










39.ClickOK.


42.TheServerManagerscreenisshowing.

43.ClickLocalServer->WorkgroupChangeName

44.ClickJointhisservertothecontoso.comdomain

45.Entertheusername:vadmin

46.Enterthepassword:Pp123456

47.Youarewelcomedtothedomain.

48.ClicktoRestart.

49.ClickClose.

50.ClickRestartNow.

51.LogintotheWindowsAzureManagementPortal.

52.SelectVirtualMachinesfromthebluesidebar.

53.YouareintheManagementPortal.WaitafewminutesuntilthestatusoftheVirtualMachine,namedXXXtestrd01,showsrunning.(And,thegreensquigglystopsatthebottomrightcorner).









61.ClickRemotemanagementandmakesureitisEnabled.

62.ClickDashboard.

63.ClickAddrolesandfeatures.

64.ClicktheNextbuttonontheBeforeyoubeginpage.

65.SelectRemoteDesktopServicesinstallationontheSelectinstallationtypepage.


67.SelectQuickStart.

68.ClickNext.

69.SelectSessionbaseddesktopdeployment

70.ClickNext.

71.TheserverXXXtestrd01isintheSelectedlistboxoftheSelectaserverpage


73.CheckRestartthedestinationserverautomaticallyifrequired,ontheConfirmationpage.

74.ClickDeploy.

75.Waitwhilethedeploymentismade.Iftheserverdoesnotresetitself,restartitinthebrowserManagementPortalwindow.

76.YouareintheManagementPortal.WaitafewminutesuntilthestatusoftheVirtualMachine,namedXXXtestrd01,showsrunning.(And,thegreensquigglystopsatthebottomrightcorner).








AddUsers1.ClicktheStarticonatthebottomleftofthescreen.YoucanalsousetheStartkey.


3.ClickUserAccounts.

4.ClickChangeaccounttype.

5.ClicktheAdvancedtabatthetop.

6.ClickAdvanced.

7.ThelusrmgrLocalUsersandGroupsscreenisshown.

8.ClickAction->NewUser.

9.Typeintheusername:U1.

10.Typeinthepassword:Pp123456.

11.TypeinthepasswordagaininConfirmpassword.

12.ClickCreate.

13.Enteranotheruser,U2withpassword,Pp123456.

14.ClosethelusmgrscreenbyclickingtheredXatthetopright.

15.ClosetheUserAccountsscreen.

16.ClosetheControlPanelscreen.

17.YouareintheServerManagerDashboardscreen.

F.InstalluserlicensesYoucanbuytheuserSALlicensesseveralways.Forthiscase,weassumeyouhaveakeynumberfromaSPLAdealerandthenumberis1234567890.


Clickservers.

TheserverXXXtestrd01isshown.

Right-ClicktheserverXXXtestrd01.

ClickRDLicensingManager.

Right-ClicktheserverXXXtestrd01againthatisshownasNotactivated.

ClickActivateServer.

ClickNext.

AcceptAutomatic.

ClickNext.

Fillouttheformwithnameandcompanyinformation.

ClickNext.

Entertheoptionalinformationontheform.

ClickNext.

Youareshownthattheserverhasbeenactivated.

ClickNext.

Youmaynotentertheuserlicenses.(SAL)

ClickNext.

TheRDLicensingManagerscreenisshown.

ClickAction.

ClickInstallLicenses.

ClickNext.

IntheLicenseProgramdropdownlist,selectServiceProviderLicenseAgreement.

ClickNext.

Typeintheagreementnumber.(1234567890)

ClickNext.

OntheProductVersiondropdownlist,clickWindowsServer2012.

OntheLicenseTypedropdownlist,clickRDSPerUserCAL.

Forthenumberoflicenses,typein3.

ClickNext.

Youareshowthatthelicensesaresuccessfullyinstalled.

ClickFinish.


ThereisayellowtriangleatthenameoftheserverXXXtestrd01.

RightclickthenameoftheserverXXXtestrd01.

ClickReview,underConfiguration.

ClickAddtoGroup.

ClickContinue.

ClickOK.

ClickOK.

TheSessionVMisnowconfigured.

Verifythatthelicensesareinstalled.


Double-clickthenameoftheserverXXXtestrd01.

Youseethatthe3licensesareavailablebutnotissued.

IfuserU1andorU2logon,youwillseethatthelicensesareissued.

Closeallwindows,thesystemisconfigured.

G.ConnecttoRemoteDesktopontheInternetOnyourlocalPC,runNotepadusingtheRunAsAdministratoroption.

2.InNotepad,opentheC:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts.fileandaddthefollowinglinetotheendofthefile:Public_IP_AddressXXXtestrd01.contoso.com

Aftermakingthischange,savethefileandclosenotepad.

Note:Inaproductionenvironment,hostnameresolutionistypicallyhandledbytheDNSservershostingyourpublicDNSnamespace.Whendeployingforproductionpurposes,makethesehostnameresolutionupdatesonyourDNSserversratherthaninalocalHostsfile.

3.OnyoulocalPC,run:regsvr32jscript.dll

4.OnyourlocalPC,openInternetExplorerandbrowsetothefollowingURL:

https://XXXtestrd01.contoso.com/RDWeb

Youcanalsousehttps://the-public-url.contoso.com/RDWeb

Whenaskedforacertificateerrorpage,clickContinue.ThecertificateerrorpageisdisplayedbecausetheQuickStartconfigurationprovisionstheRDWebwebsitewithaself-signedcertificate.Inaproductionconfiguration,thisself-signedcertificatewouldbereplacedinIISManagerwithavalidcertificationregisteredbyatrustedcertificateauthority.

5.WhenpromptedtologintotheRDWebwebsite,loginwithCONTOSO\admin.

6.Uponlogin,theremoteapplicationsdefinedinthedefaultRemoteDesktopSessionCollectionwillbedisplayed.Calculator,Paint,etc.

CHAPTER17LANGIAPPEThisisanoldNewOrleanstermthatmeanssomethingextralike

abakersdozen.

ThesitetodownloadthefreeiPadprogramforRemoteDesktopaccessis:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id714464092?mt=8

ThenameoftheappisRemoteDesktopbyMicrosoft.

EntertheGatewayinformation:VM1Admin.cloudapp.net:xxxxx

orwhateveryournumberis

Enteryourusernameandpassword.

Notethatwhenworking,akeyboardiconisatthetopofthepageforenteringtext.

Ifyouarestillusingafaxmachine,CuttheCord!SignupateFax.com.Theywillsendallyourfaxentoanemailaddress.Nopapernophonelinecostnomachine.

InordertouseRemoteWebAccessorVPNusingthesetupwizard,youmusthaveanacceptablewebdomainwithaSSLlicensecertificate.Therearethreechoices;Microsoft,GoDaddy,andanother.ItriedMicrosoftinthesetupwizardmanytimesbutitwouldnotwork.GoDaddyhada$4/yearspecialonthedomainbutthecertificateusuallycosts$50.

ToconnectVPN,youneedtohaveaVPNrouteronthehardwareside.

Aftersettingituptoupanddownload,IrealizedthatwecouldnotattachtothecustomersWindows2000server.BecauseallcomputersmustbeWindows7orhigher,the2000serverwouldnotwork.

Checkforcorrectionsoradditionsatanyofourwebaddresswiththefoloowingsuffix.Forexample:

www.SoftExp.net/book-15-minutes

Forcomplements,suggestions,orcomplaints,pleaseemail:

BarrettLeibe

SoftwareExpress,NewOrleans,[email protected]

CHAPTER18SAMPLESOFADVERTISINGFORAHOSTEDSERVICE

Software Express offers a service for small businesses to replace their hardwareservicerwith the cloud server and tomaintain aHotServer ready to be used in case ofdisasterorjustformobileaccess.

Youmaybeinthesamebusinessorwouidliketobegin.

Ourwebadvertisementsareat:

www.CloudHail.com

www.ServerPole.com

www.SoftExp.net

Followingaresomesamplesofourmailing:

Plate1

Plate2

Plate3

Plate4

Plate5

Plate6

Plate7

Plate8-Envelope

Plate9

Plate10

Plate12

Plate1

CHAPTER19ABOUTTHEAUTHOR

BarrettLeibestarted28retailbusinessesincludingfivecomputerstoresstartingin1977.Withthefirstmicrocomputers,NorthStar,ittookthreedaysoftryingtogetthevideomonitortoconnect.Allthechipshadtobesolderedtothelogicboardsandtherewasnoapplicationsoftware,suchaswordprocessingoraccounting.Buyershadtowritetheirown.

Thefirststore,MicrocomputersofNewOrleans,wasthefirstbusinesscomputerstorebetweenHoustonandAtlanta.SysgenComputerwasthefirstinGermany.Therewereothernotablefirsts,too.Amongthem,thefirstlanguagetranslatoronthemarket,Translator.thefirstprogramtohearaspokenlanguage;translateit,andspeakitinasecondlanguage;thefirstharddiskdrivesubsystemsforAlphaMicro,CP/M,andIBMPC;andthefirsteBaystore,Sell-It-Now.Therearealsomanyotherprojects.

HisfirstexposuretotheWindowsserverwaswiththeintroductionofWindowNT.

ThesagacontinueswithSoftwareExpresssofferinganAzurereplacementforhardwareserversandtheHotServerfordisasterprevention,notrecovery.

Barrettisavailableforconsultation,projectmanagement,andspeakingengagements.

BarrettLeibecanbereachedat:

[email protected]

[email protected]

CHAPTER20REVISIONSANDCHANGES

February10,2015SoFarSoGood.

February23,2015Socosmeticchanges.

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